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A meteorologist and storm chaser who was shown in a video struggling to stay on his feet while measuring the ferocious winds of Hurricane Irma told TODAY that he knew exactly what he was getting into and took every necessary precaution.

“We did everything possible we needed to make sure that nothing was going to put us in any physical danger,” weather Juston Drake said Monday.

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“In that particular spot we were at, we made sure there was not going to be any objects that were going to be picked up in the wind that would hit me, so I could go out there and safely measure the wind to see just how strong they were in that location.”

A dramatic video that was posted on social media a day earlier showed Drake being pushed by fierce winds, and even getting knocked down at one point, as he measured gusts that had hit Key West.